Bureau County weekly COVID report: 14 new cases, zero deaths

PRINCETON – From Feb. 12 to 19, Bureau, Putnam, Marshall County Health Departments reported 14 new COVID-19 cases in Bureau County.

During this time, there were zero COVID-19-related deaths reported in Bureau County.

To date, there have been 73 COVID-19 deaths reported in Bureau County, 14 in Marshall County and three in Putnam County.

Bureau County cities and villages that have reported more than six cases since the start of the pandemic:

• Princeton: 1,074 cases; 12,576 tested

• Spring Valley: 648 cases; 8,231 tested

DePue: 196 cases; 1,026 tested

• Walnut: 210 cases; 2,624 tested

• Tiskilwa: 84 cases; 975 tested

• Wyanet: 100 cases; 942 tested

• Sheffield: 116 cases; 1,074 tested

• La Moille: 131 cases; 1,194 tested

• Ohio: 81 cases; 799 tested

• Manlius: 33 cases; 273 tested

• Ladd: 123 cases; 1,099 tested

• Cherry: 37 cases; 317 tested

• Arlington: 35 cases; 346 tested

• Malden: 46 cases; 415 tested

• Seatonville: 31 cases; 252 tested

• Buda: 80 cases; 639 tested

• Neponset: 67 cases; 555 tested

• Mineral: 21 cases; 216 tested

• Bureau: 21 cases; 223 tested

• Dalzell: 47 cases; 587 tested

• Van Orin: 8 cases; 49 tested

There have been a total of 3,329 recorded cases of COVID-19 in Bureau County as of Feb. 19.

Register for the vaccine

Online registration now is available for essential workers and individuals age 65 and older. Registering for a vaccine does not confirm a vaccination appointment time. It guarantees that someone from the health department will contact you in the future to schedule an appointment. Online forms can be filled out at www.jotform.com/tmccook/Bureau. The wait time for the vaccine could be lengthy, as the health department continues to be limited on its allotment of vaccines per week.